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Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, 1.I would like to thank you for this opportunity to address the Council for the first time since I took office this month as Special Representative of the…

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women and girls across all walks of life, in all corners of the world. But we also recognize the enormous obstacles they face— from structural injustices…

Mister/Madam President, Distinguished members of the Council, 1. January is a bitter-sweet month for Haiti as celebrations of independence are accompanied by painful remembrance of the devastating earthquake, which, on 12…

Mister/Madam President, Distinguished members of the Council, 1. Thank you for this opportunity to update you on the latest political, security and human rights developments in Haiti, taking place amidst the alarmingly high…

Violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world. Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member — and we know that other stresses, from the COVID…

A free press is vital to a functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing, navigating our complex world, and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, more than 70 journalists have been killed this year simply for…

The United Nations is the product of hope. The hope — and resolve — following the Second World War to move beyond global conflict to global cooperation. Today, our organization is being tested like never before. But the…

Mister/Madam President, distinguished Members of the Council, 1. When I briefed you three weeks ago, I spoke of three intersecting crises – economic, security, and political – that were accelerating Haiti’s downward spiral. A…

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General remains gravely concerned about the situation in Haiti, which is facing an outbreak of cholera amid a dramatic deterioration in security that has…

Madam President, distinguished members of the Council, 1. Over the past several weeks, three crises have begun to intersect in altogether new and frightening ways in Haiti. A gang crisis continues to violently disrupt daily…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti The new UN Deputy Special Representative in Haiti has said that “unity is strength” as she committed the UN to carry on working in support of the country’s sustainable development agenda which aims to…

Ms. Ulrika Richardson, a Swedish national, has dedicated more than 30 years to international cooperation. Most of her professional life has been devoted to international civil service in the field through the United Nations…